LONDON (Reuters) – There was an air of invincibility about Novak Djokovic as he cruised into the Wimbledon semi-finals with a second-gear victory over Florian Mayer on Wednesday.

His dominance over the German was reflected in the 6-4 6-1 6-4 scoreline and in the manner of a performance that set up a last-four clash with 16-times grand slam champion Roger Federer.

LONDON (Reuters) – Top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic motored into the Wimbledon semi-finals with a quick-fire 6-4 6-1 6-4 victory over Germany’s Florian Mayer on Wednesday.

The Serb did not need to be at his brilliant best to dispatch the world number 29 who laboured to stay in the match, but never looked like troubling his opponent.

LONDON, July 4 (Reuters) – Top seed and defending champion
Novak Djokovic motored into the Wimbledon semi-finals with a
quick-fire 6-4 6-1 6-4 victory over Germany’s Florian Mayer on
Wednesday.

The Serb did not need to be at his brilliant best to
dispatch the world number 29 who laboured to stay in the match,
but never looked like troubling his opponent.

LONDON (Reuters) – Petra Kvitova’s hopes of defending her Wimbledon title were shot to pieces in a hail of Centre Court cannon fire from Serena Williams who ousted the defending champion 6-3 7-5 in their quarter-final on Tuesday.

The quality of tennis on show could have graced the final as both players tore into each other with rasping serves and ferocious groundstrokes, but it was the greater power and fight of the four-times winner that won out.

LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) – Petra Kvitova’s hopes of
defending her Wimbledon title were shot to pieces in a hail of
Centre Court cannon fire from Serena Williams who ousted the
defending champion 6-3 7-5 in their quarter-final on Tuesday.

The quality of tennis on show could have graced the final as
both players tore into each other with rasping serves and
ferocious groundstrokes, but it was the greater power and fight
of the four-times winner that won out.

LONDON (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic’s bid to retain his Wimbledon title is swiftly turning into a campaign to win the first ever indoor version of the grasscourt grand slam.

With grizzly grey skies encircling the All England Club, the Serb brushed aside compatriot Viktor Troicki 6-3 6-1 6-3 in his third consecutive match under the cover of the Centre Court roof.

LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic’s bid to retain
his Wimbledon title is swiftly turning into a campaign to win
the first ever indoor version of the grasscourt grand slam.

With grizzly grey skies encircling the All England Club, the
Serb brushed aside compatriot Viktor Troicki 6-3 6-1 6-3 in his
third consecutive match under the cover of the Centre Court
roof.

LONDON (Reuters) – There is a reason why no woman has won Wimbledon and French Open titles back-to-back for the last 10 years as Maria Sharapova discovered when she became the latest to have tried and failed on Monday.

The world number one was comprehensively beaten in the Wimbledon fourth round by Germany’s Sabine Lisicki 6-4 6-3, three weeks after she shone in the Paris sun to win the French Open title.

LONDON (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova’s hopes of winning a second Wimbledon title were shattered on Monday as the world number one was comprehensively beaten 6-4 6-3 by Germany’s Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round.

The world number 15 had top seed Sharapova on the back foot early in the first set, forcing her into a string of uncharacteristic errors, and did not let up until she had gained revenge for her semi-final defeat by the Russian last year.

LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova’s hopes of
winning a second Wimbledon title were shattered on Monday as the
world number one was comprehensively beaten 6-4 6-3 by Germany’s
Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round.

The world number 15 had top seed Sharapova on the back foot
early in the first set, forcing her into a string of
uncharacteristic errors, and did not let up until she had gained
revenge for her semi-final defeat by the Russian last year.